My Thoughts, Words & Deeds

Katie Rea’s Writings

“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”

— Mahatma Gandhi

Our inner life shapes our outer journey. This truth echoes through Gandhi’s words, inviting us to notice how the smallest movements of the soul become the path we walk.

Writings

The Royal Cross: A Quarterly Magazine of the Order of the Daughters of the King.

Finding Our Voice: Listening, Witnessing, and the work of Clarity in the Order, page 12. An exploration of how attentive presence helps us discern and claim our true voice.

Unexpected Lessons of Grief from a Disney Movie, page 8, *Anna correction. A gentle reflection on how a Disney film unexpectedly illuminated the quiet, complicated movements of grief through Anna’s journey.

Sacred Moments: Living the Vows That Called Me, page 7. A reflection on the sacred work of honoring the commitments that shape our spiritual path.

Bearing Fruit Far From Home, page 16. A message on the surprising fruit that emerges when God calls us into new and unfamiliar spaces.

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  • Embrace Being Lost: Your Opportunity for Growth and Self-Discovery

    “Not all those who wander are lost.” J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring. I am not very good at embracing the unknown. Either in life or on a vacation. Often, my husband and I have a habit of going somewhere we are familiar with and therefore know the basic directions. The sense of disorientation…

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  • Why We Should Ditch the Labels: Exploring the Limitations of Labeling Events as Good or Bad

    “What seems terrible at first may turn out to be a great thing. You can’t predict.” A.J. Jacobs, The Year of Living Biblically: One Man’s Humble Quest to Follow the Bible As Literally As Possible  In our lives we tend to label events as “good” or “bad” or “before” and “after” the occurrence.  Before the…

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  • Conversation with a Life Coach

    “How are you taking care of yourself?” “What makes you come alive?” Abby Buter “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman As I complete my education in Spiritual Direction, I am visualizing what…

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  • Living as Peacemakers: Understanding Our Role in Spreading the Fruit of the Spirit in a Divided World

    “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day” …And in despair I bowed my head;“There is no peace on earth,” I said;“For hate is strong,And mocks the songOf peace on earth, good-will to men!”Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:“God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;The Wrong shall fail,The Right prevail,With peace on earth,…

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  • Joy that Transcends Circumstances: Unlocking the Fruit of the Spirit within You

    “Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin “There are going to be frustrations in life. The question is not: How do I escape? It is: How can I use this as something positive?” The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World A Buddhist, a Christian and…

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4 responses to “My Thoughts, Words & Deeds”

  1. Bon chance!

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  2. Wonderful post, Katie! Thank you.

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    1. Thank you! I appreciate you!

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